Orchestra Bells as a Chamber and Solo Instrument: A Survey of Works by Steve Reich, Morton Feldman, Franco Donatoni, Robert Morris, Marta Ptaszyńska, Will Ogdon, Stuart Saunders Smith, Lafayette Gilchrist and Roscoe Mitchell

This dissertation considers the use of orchestra bells as a solo instrument. I use three examples taken from chamber literature (Drumming by Steve Reich, Why Patterns? by Morton Feldman, and Ave by Franco Donatoni) to demonstrate uses of the instrument in an ensemble setting. I use six solo, unaccom...

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Main Author:	Douglass, Mark
Other Authors:	Ford, Mark, 1958-
Format:	Others
Language:	English
Published:	University of North Texas 2016
Subjects:	Orchestra bells Glockenspiel Musical language Performance considerations Solo glockenspiel Glockenspiel. Musical analysis. Glockenspiel > Performances. Academic theses
Online Access:	https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc849634/